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Originally Posted by Gwen Morse
So, instead I get to find out that the software that allows me to read DRM books is ITSELF violating some sort of law.
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It (probably - never been tested in court) isn't illegal in the US for you to use the software on ebooks you bought, but it is illegal for anyone to write the DRM circumvention software in the first place. This is a Catch-22 that luckily has not prevented the software from being written, in part because the US isn't the World and in part because anonymity is still possible on the Internet.
There appear to be a lot of forum members who routinely strip the DRM from their ebooks as soon as they buy them. It makes life easier in the long run, because DRM always ends up being a hassle in the end - much more hassle than working out how to circumvent the DRM.